UFC UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Final

Lightweight

King Green vs Tony Ferguson

King Green
United States

King Green

36-17-1

Winner

VS
Tony Ferguson
United States

Tony Ferguson

“El Cucuy”

26-11

Winner

King Green

Submission (From Half Guard) · Round 3 — 4:54

29 July 2023 · Delta Center, Salt Lake City, USA

Key takeaways

  • King Green beat Tony Ferguson by submission in round 3 at 4:54.
  • King Green landed 145 of 227 total strikes, with 3:25 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-17, 20-18, 19-19.
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Tale of the tape

King GreenTony Ferguson
36-17-1Record26-11
36Age on fight night39
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach76.5″ (194 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Pinnacle MMATeamKnuckleheadz MMA
Fontana, California, United StatesFromOxnard, California, United States

Fight statistics

145of 227 · 64%Total strikes landed62of 138 · 45%
101of 174Head strikes46of 113
26of 33Body strikes11of 18
18of 20Leg strikes5of 7
1Submission attempts0
3:25Control time0:13

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

King GreenRoundTony Ferguson
40/72strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR115/43strikes0/1TD0KD0:13control
57/87strikes0/0TD0KD2:36controlR223/48strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control
48/68strikes0/0TD0KD0:49controlR324/47strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Steve Faragher

10R1910R28

20total17

Derek Cleary

10R1910R29

20total18

Ron McCarthy

9R11010R29

19total19

Form going into the fight

King Green

  1. NCJared Gordoncould not continue R1 4:352023
  2. LDrew DoberKO/TKO R2 2:452022
  3. LIslam MakhachevKO/TKO R1 3:232022
  4. WNasrat Haqparastunanimous decision2022
  5. WAl IaquintaKO/TKO R1 2:252021

Tony Ferguson

  1. LNate Diazsubmission R4 2:522022
  2. LMichael ChandlerKO/TKO R2 0:172022
  3. LBeneil Dariushunanimous decision2021
  4. LCharles Oliveiraunanimous decision2020
  5. LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R5 3:392020

Also on this card

Dustin Poirier vs Justin GaethjeLightweightKO/TKO R2 1:00Jan Blachowicz vs Alex PereiraLight Heavyweightsplit decisionMarcos Rogerio de Lima vs Derrick LewisHeavyweightKO/TKO R1 0:33Michael Chiesa vs Kevin HollandWelterweightsubmission R1 2:39Trevin Giles vs Gabriel BonfimWelterweightsubmission R1 1:13

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